Will of Andrew Rice -  1856 - 1865, Allegany County, Maryland 

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Andrew Rice
Maryland State Archives
Allegany County, Maryland - Wills
Microfilm CR 28-1,2, 3 Folio 60 

        In the name of God, Amen, I Andrew Rice being of sound and disposing mind 
and memory and understanding do make and publish this my last will and testament 
in form as follows:  In the first place I order and direct that after my just 
debts are paid the residue of my property shall be given to my wife Scharlotte 
to be hers to all intent and purposes so long as she shall live and at her death 
whatever remains shall be equally divided between my children.
        In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal the fourteenth day 
of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty six.
                                                                Andrew Rice  (SEAL)

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us the day of the date above 
mentioned.
                                                                John Folck
                                                                N. D. Smith
                                                                John F. Hinkle

Maryland Allegany County to wit:
        On this 10th day of June 1865 came John F. Hinkle one of the subscribing 
witnesses to the a foregoing last will and Testament of Andrew Rice late of said 
county deceased, and made oath in due form of law that he did see the testator 
herein named sign and seal said will, that he heard him publish pronounce and 
declare the same to be his last will and testament that at the time of his so 
doing he was to the best of his apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory 
and understanding, capable of executing a valid deed or contract and that he 
together with John Folck and N. D. Smith the other subscribing witnesses thereto 
respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to said will at the request of 
said testator in his presence and in the presence of each other.

                                                Test - Geo. W. Hoover - Register

        On this 13th day of June 1865 came John Folck another of the subscribing 
witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Andrew Rice late of said 
county deceased and made oath in due form of law that he did see the testator 
herein named sign and seal said will - that he heard him publish pronounce and 
declare that same to be his last will and testament that at the time of his so 
saying he was to the best of his apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory 
and understanding, capable of executing a valid deed or contract and that he 
together with N. D. Smith and John F. Hinkle the other subscribing witnesses 
there to respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to said will at the 
request of said testator in his presence and in the presence of each other.
                                                        Test Geo. W. Hoover - Register

Maryland Allegany County to wit:
        On this 8th day of July 1865, came James H. Rice and made oath in due form 
of law that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true whole last will and 
testament of Andrew Rice late of said county deceased, that has come to his hand 
or possession and that he does not know of any other.
                                                Test Geo. W. Hoover - Register